Reel



S. J. MARTIN.

REEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30, 1920.

1 96,450, Patented Nov. 8, 1921..

INVENTOR WITNESSES jfJ/VQWZZW ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI'CE.

REEL.

Application filed August 30, 1920.

To all 207mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERMAN JEFFERSON Mnnrix, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of lVoodlawn, in the county of Beaver and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to reels especially adapted for use with fence wireor the like.

The object of my invention is to provide a reel of this character ofsimple and durable construction and extremely light weight, easy andinexpensive to manufacture and of such compact construction andarrangement as to occupy a minimum amount of space.

Other objects and advantages of the invention reside in certain novelfeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification. and in which:

Figure l is a plan view of the reel;

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the core members.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen my invention contemplates areel embodying end frames or pieces F which, as shown in Fig. 2. areconstructed of a single piece of resilient wire 5 and are of equilateraltriangular form.

A core, designated generally at C, is associated with the end frames Fand comprises three core members designated atc, c and 0 respectively.The core members are of identical construction and a description of onewill serve as a description of all.

Each of the core members is constructed of a single piece of resilientwire and comprises a longitudinal section orbody portion 6 which extendsbetween the end rames or pieces The opposite ends of the body portionbear against the outer edges of the median portions of the respectivesides of the triangular frame, as shown in the draw ings and are thenextended at right angles over the sides to form radial sections orportions 7 which as shown in Fig. 2, extend radially of the reel. At theextremities of the radial portions and integral therewith there isprovided an offset or offset bend 8, the bight of which defines a recessor pocket Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921. Serial No. 406,881.

9 and continuous with the offset an arcuate portion orsection 10 isformed, the outer end of which is bent back to form a hook 11. Ad acenteach of the radial portions 7 the body portion 6 is provided with a lug12 which may be formed by pinching the wire at this point. As shown inFig. l, the lug 12 is adapted to engage the respective side of the frame5 to prevent displacement of the core members.

The core members 0 c and c are assembled, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,with the body portions thereof extending between the end frames, and theends of the body portions lying against the median portion of therespective sides of the triangular frames, with the radial portions 7extending around the respective sides and radially of the core and withthe hook 11 of the core members 0 engaged with the offset 8 of the coremember 0 with the hook 11 of the core member c engaged with the offset 8of the core member 0 and with the hook 11 of the core member 0 engagedwith the offset of the core member 0 The end pieces or frames 5 are ofsuch size that the resiliency of the metal of the sides thereof isbrought into play when the core members are assembled and thisresiliency is exerted to maintain the hooks 11 firmly seated in therecesses 9 and engaged with the offsets 8, thereby locking the coremembers assembled. If desired, the hooks 11 may be firmly bent intoposition to so engage the ofi'sets 8 that the core members arepositively locked assembled but for ordinary purposes the resiliency ofthe metal affords a suflicient lock, and provides a knock-down reel. Thearcuate sections 10, as shown in Fig. 2 when associated together coactto form the journals J of the reel which as usual are adapted to receivea roll or reel pin upon which the reel is mounted in reeling orunreeling the wire or other fabric thereparts of the reel upon as wellas to lock the together. The journals J due to the fact that the radialportions 7 are all equal in extent and the fact that they extend fromthe median portion of the equilateral triangular frame, are locatedcentrally of the reel.

In practice, the reel presents such a degree of compactness as to occupya minimum space, and is of such light weight construction as to producea minimum weight, thereby materially decreasing the cost oftransportation. The reel is v easily constructed and is inexpensive inconstruction and as described maybe made to constitute the permanentlylocked reel bybending the hooks over the structurerof the offsets or toconstitute a knocked-down reel by interlock- -ing themembers-solely bytheresili'ency of themetal. I

I claim:

1. A reel of the character describedcomprising end pieces of resilientwire of equilateral triangularaform and a core consisting V of threemembers constructed of vresilient'. wire and each comprisingalongitudinal section constituting a body. portion extending between theend pieces and bearing at its ends against the meeting portions of therespective sides of the end pieces, a radial .portions of the sides, aradial sectlon consection continuous with eachend of the body,portionand extendingat right angles thereto, ,each of said radialsections having their outer ends provided with anoffset bend, the bightof which constitutes a recess, and arcuately curved sections integralwith the offset ends of the radial sections, each of said arcuatelycurved sections being provided at its extremity with a bent back portionconstituting a hook whereby when said core members are positioned onsaid end pieces and the hooks andrecesses thereof are interengaged, thecore members are in =terlockedto constltute the reel, the arcuate curvedportlons thereof defining ournals adapted to receive a roll pin or thelike, and

locklugs formed on eachend of each of said body portions of each of thecore members adjacent the radial sections thereof adapted to engage therespective sides of the end pieces, all as and for the purposes setjforth.-

2. A reel of the character described comprising end pieces of resilientwire of equilateral. triangular for-m and a core consisting of threemembers constructed of resilient wire and each comprising a longitudinalsection constituting-a body portion extending between the endpieces andbearing at its ends against the meeting portions of the respective sidesof the end pieces, a' radial section continuous with each end of thebody portion and extending atright anglesthereto, eachofsaid radialsectionshaving their outer ends provided with an offset bend, the bightof which constitutes a recess, and

i adapted to receive a roll pin or the like.

3. .A reel of the character described comprising end pieces ofresilientwire and a core consisting of a plurality of members constructed ofresilient wire and each comprising a. longitudinal section constitutinga body portion and extending between the end pieces and bearing againstthe meeting tinuouswith each end of the body portion -'and extended atright angles thereto, each of said radial sections having an offset atits extremity constitutlng a recess, and

arcuately curved sections continuous with the offset ends of said radialsections, each tion constituting a hook,,whereby when said core membersare positioned on said end pieces and'the hooks and recesses thereof areinterengaged the reel is locked by the resiliency of the metal inassembled position and the accurately curved portions define journalsforlthe reel.

41-. A core for a reel ofthe character described, comprising a pluralityof members constructed of resilient wire, each consisting of alongitudinally extending section, a radial section formed at each end ofthe longitudinal section, each of said radial sections having its outerend provided with an offset bend, the bight ofxwhich constitutes -arecess, an arcuately curved section integral with the offset ends of theradial section,

each of said arcuately curved sections being provided with a bent backportion constituting a hook whereby when said hooks and recesses areinterengaged, the core members are interlocked and the arcuately curvedportions constitute ajournal.

SHERMAN JEFFERSON MARTIN Vitness:

Jnssn D. TARRANT.

